Top Ten World Powers

[Ted Striker]

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[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by notyoueither
All the lovely pink bits. Those are us. Enough lovely pink bits in fact, to be able to tell the Germans to stuff it when no one else was left who cared or could do anything about it.

One Flag, One Fleet, One Empire

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Spiffor

Are you familiar with that jingo, Spiff?

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
As for Canadians not stepping up for the Yanks in Iraq, we tend to blame French influence.

**** off. We told them to go stuff it, and I'm actually proud of Chrétien for that.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by notyoueither


We leave the old bird to go her own way. We turn up when the issue is important.

The Aussies are having a problem with the apron strings though. They seem to have gotten them entangled with that strange uncle.

[Fake Boris]

UK is dead. I think France is slightly stronger than them in terms of raw influence because their foreign policy is more independant, and because Germany tends to be more friendly towards them

I think you guys are underestimating China. They've got ICBMs, and everyone is afraid of them. Even the US, who will never dare do something against Iran because they are China's oil suppliers. Look at what happened recently, about the US not supporting Taiwan's parliament? It says a lot about the shift of power in the world.
Japan is very strong in that the US badly needs them in the Asian strategic area. Their military spendings are higher than France and UK too, but lower than Russia and China.

And Canada? Don't make me laugh. I'd put Poland and Romania before them.

[Fake Boris]

Ted Striker:

Let me doubt your numbers. France is twice as populated as California and yet you claim their GDP is lower? Hmmm, doubtful.

[Ted Striker]

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[MrFun]

Originally posted by Spiffor

Yes!!!!!!!!!

Another brownie point for me.

[Ben Kenobi]

We told them to go stuff it, and I'm actually proud of Chrétien for that.

Then why whine about the rebuilding contracts and the diplomatic snubs? The truth is that we could not have helped the US in Iraq and Afghanistan at the same time. Heck, we have to hitch rides with the Yanks just to get them to Iraq in the first place.

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France
Israel
India
Pakistan
Russia
Germany
Japan

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi


Then why whine about the rebuilding contracts and the diplomatic snubs?

Who's whining about it?

The truth is that we could not have helped the US in Iraq and Afghanistan at the same time. Heck, we have to hitch rides with the Yanks just to get them to Iraq in the first place.

And? We did more than not send a force; we also didn't expres approval, and expressed reserved disapproval. Sending actual aid was not a prerequisite for being on their "good" list; a quick scan of the nations they included will tell you that...

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by mrmitchell
3. China
More manpower than any other muthafukka on the PLANET

Wrong, IIRC North Korea has more (at least in terms of the number of people in the military).

[Al'Kimiya]

1. Illuminati
2. Jehovas Witnesses
3. Stewe Irwin, Crocodile Hunter

[Nubclear]

1. The < J WORD >!!!!!